Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words
The English translation of the Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu verse 4.8.2; a medieval era Sanskrit book, written by Rupa Goswami (fl. 15th century) which represents a devotional (bhakti) masterpiece. In this work Goswami describes the nature and different forms of pure love (rasa) as well as various other topics on Vaishnavism and devotion.
Verse 4.8.2
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation:
शान्तस्य प्रीत-बीभत्स-धर्म-वीराः सुहृद्-वराः ।
अद्भुतश् चैष प्रीतादिषु चतुःष्व् अपि ॥४.८.२॥śāntasya prīta-bībhatsa-dharma-vīrāḥ suhṛd-varāḥ |
adbhutaś caiṣa prītādiṣu catuḥṣv api ||4.8.2||
English translation
“The friends of śānta-rasa are dāsya (prīti-rasa), bībhatsa-rasa, dharma-vīra-rasa and adbhuta-rasa. Adbhuta-rasa is also the friend of the other four rasas: dāsya, sakhya, vatsala and madhura-rasa.”